Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
Songwriter: Maurice Williams
Capo on 1st fret.
Pre Intro:
(Percussion instruments for approximately 4 measures)
Intro:
[F#] Ahh…… Ya-ya-ya, [Ebm] yah…..
(Ahh………………………….……. Ah…...)
Ya-ya-ya, [Abm] yah........................
…………………..… (Ahh…………………..)
(Uh uh uh uh uh uh…...……………...)
…… Ya-ya, [C#] yah.............. Ah..........
………………….. (Ahh……..… Ah……...)
Verse 1:
Little [F#] darling,
………….. (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Oh, little [Ebm] darling,
………………….… (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Oh, oh, oh [B] where,
……………………………...…. (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Are [C#] you?
………… (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Verse 2:
My [F#] love ah……. I was [Ebm] wrong ah……………………..….
……….. (Ahh……………………..…… Ahh………… La la la la, la …)
To [B] try……. to love [C#] you……
………… (Ahh………….….…… Ahh.…..)
Ah- [C#] hoo, Ah-hoo, Ah-hoo, Ah-hoo,
Verse 3:
Know [F#] well ah…. that my [Ebm] love ah……………………………..…
…………… (Ahh………………………..….. Ahh…..… La la la la, la la ……..)
Was [B] just…. for [C#] you….….
….……….. (Ahh…………... Ahh..…...)
For [C#] on....... ly... [F#] you………………………………………………......……………...
………………………..…..… (bom-bom-bom, [B] bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly),
[F#] (bom-bom-bom) [F#],
Narration:
My darling, I need you.
[F#] (Ahh…………...… [Ebm] Ahh…. [Ebm] La la la la, la la)
To call my own…….. And never do wrong.
[B] (Ahh………. Ah…….... [C#] Ahh…….…..….) [C#],
To hold in mine…….…….…..…… Your little hand.
[F#] (Ahh……………. ah ah ah ah [Ebm] ah…….….… [Ebm] La la la la, la la)
I'll know… too soon……………… that all is so grand.
[B] (Ahh…………………. Ah……... [C#] Ahh…..….…….….) [C#],
Please........................................... hold…. my hand……...
[F#] (Ahh……….. [Bm] Ahh…….…….… [F#] Ahh……...…) [F#],
Verse 4:
My [F#] dear ah,
……….. (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Oh, I was [Ebm] wrong ah,
…………….…….… (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
To [B] try,
………... (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
To love [C#] you,
……………... (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly),
Ah- [C#] hoo, Ah-hoo, Ah-hoo, Ah-hoo,
Outro:
Know [F#] well ah…. that my [Ebm] love ah………………………
…………... (Ahh………………….…….….. Ahh…….. La la la la la…
Was [B] just…. for [C#] you….…
……….….. (Ahh……….….. Ahh.…...)
For- [C#] only……. [F#] you……………………………………………………..…….……..
……………………….…… (bom-bom-bom, [B] bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly),
[F#] (bom-bom-bom) ! ! !